About

10,000 DAYS is an award winning multi platform series that has been watched globally on the internet, and most recently the SyFy channel aired all eleven episodes as a movie.

I originally conceived 10,000 DAYS as a feature film, but then along came the Writer's Guild strike in 2007 and the town ground to a standstill. The cornerstone of the strike was NEW MEDIA. So I figured — why not make the film as a web series? The concept and genre worked perfectly for an online show. Ten minute episodes (or as we coined the term: 1/4 hour programming). What an opportunity. No studio or network notes. No one to answer to but myself. That also meant no one to blame if it failed. We found a brave and visionary investor in producer Erika Lockridge, and we were on our way. Now I'm looking forward to sharing an Epic Second Season with all of you. And I'll tell you this: We're going deep with the story. There will be surprising alliances. Family secrets revealed. Two new clans. Fierce battles on the ice. Oh, and did I mention a visitor from outer space?

Thank you for this incredible opportunity. We couldn't do it without you - Eric Small

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ERIC SMALL (Creator/Director/Executive Producer)
is the Co-Creator and Executive Producer of the Emmy-nominated and WGA award winning Showtime Original Series, Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
Eric directed The Dust Factory, starring Hayden Panettiere and Armin Mueller Stahl, which was released by MGM. His play The Boys of Winter (co-written with Barry Brodsky and Dean B. Kaner) is an IRNE award nominee for BEST NEW PLAY (Boston production).

ERIKA LOCKRIDGE (Executive Producer) is the president of Bahr Productions. Her film credits as a producer include The Dust Factory, Conversations with God, Miracle on 42nd Street, and The Forger. She is also the Co-producer of Leni, a film developed with producer Gabriela Bacher about Leni Riefenstahl.

CLIFF ROGERS (Producer) has been in the production end of film and television since 1978. Cliff started in accounting at Aaron Spelling Productions and quickly moved into controlling expenditures as a production supervisor. Some of his credits include: Easy A, The Cleaner, Mighty Ducks, and VIP. He has worked on 1,300 hours of television and twenty-eight features. When Cliff was asked to teach production finance at UCLA extension, he did so for many years. Cliff is a member of the Directors Guild of America.

MARCO MAZZEI (Director of Photography) was raised in Florence, Italy and began his career in feature films with cinematographers Dante Spinotti, Bojan Bazelli, and Oliver Stapleton. Marco became a shooter with such notable music videos as Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Give it Away, Prince’s Gett off, and Eric Clapton’s If I Could Change the World. Nominated twice for the MTV Best Cinematography award, Marco now shoots TV commercials for clients such as Volkswagen, Mitsubishi, Neutrogena, Coca Cola, Michelob, L’Oreal and many others.

MIMI GRAMATKY (Production Designer) comes from a background in environmental and theatre design. She has diverse credits including pre-digital VFX for SUPERMAN 1 & 2, ALTERED STATES, and STAR TREK II: The Wrath of Khan. Mimi was Art Director on: MIAMI VICE (the television series), LOST (season 1), and AN INCONVENIENT WOMAN for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award. Mimi was production designer on: VIP, MR & MRS SMITH (the television series), WITHOUT A PADDLE: Nature’s Calling, and THE DUST FACTORY where she first worked with Eric Small.

RITA RIGGS (Costume Designer) began her career as an apprentice to Edith Head on Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, The Birds, and Marnie. She has designed costumes for over 1,000 hours of television including All in the Family, Maude, Sanford and Son, and The Last Outlaw. Some of her film credits include Texasville, An Officer and a Gentleman, A Thing Called Love, Mr. North, Bite the Bullet, Cinderella Liberty, and Electra Glide in Blue. In 2003, Rita was awarded a Career Achievement Award from the Costume Designers Guild.

SHAWNELLE CHERRY (Costume Designer)
has been a costume designer for feature films since 1997. Before she became a costume designer she owned a studio in Pacific Palisades, California where she designed evening gowns for celebrity clientele. Shawnelle was excited to work on 10,000 Days with legend Rita Riggs. She loves the design process from sketch to set…and bringing characters to life. Some of Shawnelle’s credits include: Shanghai Kiss, Without a Paddle: Nature’s Calling, and Kung Pow.

DAVID EBNER (Visual Effects Supervisor) is an extraordinarily talented artist with extensive experience in computer animation, visual effects production and on-set supervision. He has served as visual effects supervisor and senior digital effects supervisor on more than 70 feature films.

David has worked together with such noted directors as Martin Scorsese, David Fincher, Robert Rodriguez, Guillermo del Toro and Steven Spielberg on visual effects for their films. David and his team of artists were nominated for a VES Award for Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects for The Kite Runner, for which he collaborated with director Marc Forster to create a virtual Kabul, Afghanistan seen decades apart in history, as well as the film’s breathtaking kite-fighting sequences.

Ebner’s credits include Alice in Wonderland, G.I.Joe: Rise of Cobra, The Happening, the academy award-winning Pan’s Labyrinth, Spider-Man 3, Ghost Rider, The Good Shepherd, The Departed, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Sin City, King Kong, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Aviator, Master and Commander and Gothika. Ebner also supervised digital effects production on the award-winning main titles for David Fincher’s Panic Room. His creative influence and inventive approaches to complex problems keep him at the leading edge of visual effects production.

JOSEPH LODUCA (Composer)
is an Emmy award winning composer and has worked in commercials, television, and features. Some of his work includes: Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Legend of the Seeker, Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, American Gothic, Army of Darkness, Hercules, and Xena: Warrior Princess..

TOM MYERS / SKYWALKER SOUND (Sound Design) has worked with Skywalker Sound for over a decade. Some of his credits include: WALL-E, Cars, Toy Story 3, Pitch Black, Avalon, Monsters Inc, The Mexican, and Enemy of the State.

STEVE BROOKSBANK (Casting Director) is an Emmy nominated casting director and partner in Slater/Brooksbank Casting. Some of Mr. Brooksbank’s credits include: Dirty Sexy Money, Commander in Chief, Elvis (CBS Mini-Series), Traffic (USA Mini-Series), as well as Come Early Morning, and Who is Cletis Tout.

We are thrilled to accept any of the following in lieu of a cash donation:

CRAFT SERVICES: SNACKS, WATER, COFFEE, TEA AND OR SODA

OUTREACH/PROMO SUPPORT

OFFICE EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES

Risks and challenges

Our biggest challenge will be timing. We want to make season two and tell this story as soon as we possibly can, but there may be production delays along the way due to scheduling issues. If this does happen, we will be sure to update our backers and be completely transparent.

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Pledge $20 or more
About $20

VIRTUAL VISITOR - This one gives you behind the scenes access. SKYPE with the director during production and be on the set VIRTUALLY! You may catch the crew and actors in action or be part of an intimate discussion between the director and his actors — you just never know. Get your questions for Eric ready ahead of time and you might even get to say hi to one of your favorite actors.

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UNDERCOVER ACCESS- Join the 10K DAYS Family with this Private Membership. You will receive a password to unlock special videos and special updates from Director Eric Small as he is filming the episodes for Season 2.

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EARLY BIRD - SNOW DAY - Get your Digital Preview of 10k DAYS Season 2 before everyone else. That’s right, we'll send you a link one week before each episode is scheduled to air. You'll be the first to know who survives, who dies and who wins!

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READER'S DELIGHT - Fan Fiction it's not - you'll get the real thing, a digital copy of 10K DAYS Season 1 & 2 Scripts in their entirety. They'll include Eric's notes and comments. See the action as it unfolds on the pages.

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JAMES HARVEY WARD #1 - FROZEN IN TIME - Special Edition Storyboard frame of JAMES HARVEY WARD as LUCAS BECK. It is a high resolution B&W 8x10 PRINT. SIGNED by James Harvey Ward and director Eric Small.

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JAMES HARVEY WARD #2 - FROZEN IN TIME - Special Edition Storyboard frame of JAMES HARVEY WARD as LUCAS BECK. It is a high resolution B&W 8x10 PRINT. SIGNED by James Harvey Ward and director Eric Small.

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MOON LAUNCH - One ticket is all it takes to join us for the Premiere Screening of 10K DAYS Season 2 - Watch the film with the cast while eating popcorn and your favorite movie snacks. Join us for the Q & A and party with us at the After Party. Date & location TBD - does not include travel or lodging.

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ACTION, TAKE ONE - Spend the day on the 10K DAYS set with the cast and crew. Sit with the director — watch the action — visit craft services — find out what John Schneider’s favorite snack is! Come camera ready and we’ll take pictures of you and post them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Date & location TBD - does not include travel or lodging.

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WIND CHILL - This is the winning FAN ART POSTER created by one of our Super Fans, Kim Lawson. It's signed by the entire cast of 10K DAYS and can be hanging in your office or boardroom by the end of the year.

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“I WOULD DIE FOR YOU” - Two tickets to the Premiere Screening of 10K DAYS Season 2 - Watch the film with the cast while eating popcorn and your favorite movie snacks. Join us for the Q & A and party with us at the After Party. Date & location TBD - does not include travel or lodging.

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DREAM SCENES - Fulfill your wildest dreams by joining the cast of 10K DAYS as a paid extra. We’ll take pictures of you and post them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Date & location TBD - does not include travel or lodging.

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FLY ON THE WALL - Want to see what a table read is all about? Join John Schneider, Peter Wingfield, James Harvey Ward and the rest of our cast in a read through of an episode. See how characters develop and interact with each other as they exchange lines for the very first time. Come camera ready and we’ll take pictures of you and post them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Date & location TBD - does not include travel or lodging.

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FEEL THE PASSION, LIVE THE ACTION: MASTER CLASS WITH A PRO - Our Director doesn’t like to toot his own horn, but he’s a pretty accomplished guy. Do you want to get a first hand look at what it takes to be the director? Well, this opportunity is for you — Eric will be your mentor for a day of pre-production. Date & location TBD - does not include travel or lodging.

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BE A "BECK" FOR A DAY - Be a paid extra and play a member of the Beck Clan. You’ll be on-set and on-camera and your name will appear in the credits. We’ll take pictures of you and post them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Date & location TBD - does not include travel or lodging.

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BE A "FARNWELL" FOR A DAY - Be a paid extra and play a member of the Farnwell Clan. You’ll be on-set and on-camera and your name will appear in the credits. We’ll take pictures of you and post them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Date & location TBD - does not include travel or lodging.

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YOU’RE JUST GOING TO DIE - Eric will write an “On-Camera Death scene” just for you. Yep, you’ll actually go down in the history books as a casualty in the 10K DAYS clan warfare. Your name will appear in the credits, you’ll be paid as an extra and you’ll have some cool stories to share with your friends and family. We’ll take pictures of you and post them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Date & location TBD - does not include travel or lodging.

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Pledge $5,000 or more
About $5,000

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER CREDIT - You’ve heard the saying "it takes a village"? The same is true when producing a ground breaking web series. You’ll receive an Associate Producer credit for the entire second season of 10K DAYS. You and a guest will be invited to the Premiere Screening of 10K DAYS Season 2 where you’ll see your name in lights, sit with the director, watch the film with the cast, be there for the Q & A, and party with 10K DAYS team at the After Party. Date & location TBD - does not include travel or lodging.

Want to pledge at this level (or above), but have something else in mind as a special reward? No problem! Contact us at 10kdaystv@gmail.com to talk more!

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GET READY FOR YOUR CLOSE-UP - Eric will create a character and write dialogue just for you. Yep, you’ll actually get a line or two and will be interacting with cast members for a full day of filming. Your name (and character name) will appear in the credits, you’ll be paid as an ACTOR with a speaking roll, and you’ll have some great footage for your reel. We’ll take pictures of you and post them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Date & location TBD - does not include travel or lodging.